The large hind feet, long ears, short tail, and typical rabbit shape distinguish this snowshoe hare, the only "rabbit" throughout ... of hairs on the ears and feet are gray or brown. The summer coat ...

The Easter bunny could also be an eastern cottontail. Found in Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba, these rabbits prefer the edges ...

An international scientific team led by UM Associate Professor Jeffrey Good and graduate student Matthew Jones set out to discover how snowshoe hares have evolved to molt to a white coat in areas ...

The eastern cottontail is smaller than the snowshoe hare and does not develop a white winter coat. The New England cottontail (S ... that have fallen to the ground are important foods in late summer, ...

In the spring and summer months, snowshoe hares are reddish brown in color, but when the days shorten, their fur changes to a stark white, helping them blend in against the snow. During more ...

The aptly named snowshoe hare has especially large ... When the seasons change, the fox's coat becomes brown or gray, providing cover among the summer tundra's rocks and plants.